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‘Inside Out 2’ Succeeds ‘Barbie’ As Blockbuster Milestone For Gender Equity, But Sundance/WIF’s ReFrame Says Overall Progress Remains Stalled

Despite the historic success of 'Inside Out 2,' a gender equity report from ReFrame says overall industry progress continued to stall in 2024.

'Inside Out 2'Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection While Inside Out 2 took the mantle from Barbie as a female-centric megahit, overall industry progress on gender equity continued to stall in 2024. That’s the main takeaway from the latest annual report from ReFrame, the initiative launched in 2017 by the Sundance Institute and WIF(formerly Women In Film Los Angeles). With IMDbPro also backing the effort, the report said 30 of the 100 most popular films of 2024 (judging by box office and streaming views) met the “ ReFrame Stamp ” criteria for gender-balanced production.

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